Everything about Revenants

I definitely have a safe spot for revenant hunting. Basically, whenever I feel lost or tired in Runescape, I go hunting revenants.

So here we go: another guide to hunting revenants. This time it is an RSOF topic of the week with tons of detailed info about revenants movements and behavior.

Ghost Ship in the Wilderness

I knew that revenants were coming from somewhere, but I never thought they actually had a home in the Wilderness. Until yesterday when I inadvertently paid them a visit.

Here is what happened.
I was hunting for revenants in the deep wilderness waiting for the Merch's house party to start and stumbled upon a broken down ship. It was marooned on the shore right by the agility course area. Very spooky. I never knew there was a ship there - but it was. And it was empty. I entered through a hole on the side and proceeded to the top desk - still no one. Went down to the hull and then it happened: four revenants exited the hull through the very hole I was staying by and spurted into the wilderness. Two knights and two orcs. Ouch! For a few seconds I was simply stunned. I took a picture, but when I finally rushed in pursue they were gone - undoubtedly on their different patrolling routes.



Still shaking I went to the party and had fun ;-)

Soloying Chaos Elemental

If you remember, about a month ago I was going to solo Graar. Well, it didn't happen. Every time I tried to muster my courage the thought of getting kill count only to be exterminated a few seconds later by Graar and his generals would put me off. Somehow I was always finding something better and easier to do in Runescape. That is - until today.

Today I finally admitted to myself that I was simply not ready for Graar. At least not yet. Plus I was skipping another Boss, which was presumably a bit easier - Chaos Elemental. So I decided to go hunting for Chaos Elemental instead. I've met it before, but never really fought against it. Our previous meetings had always ended up in the same way: me running away wounded, disarmed and confused. I read about the disarming spell of Chaos Elemental and how counter it by filling inventory with stews or potions. I opted to use potions, as I knew I'd need all hitpoints I could get.

So here I was with inventory full of saradomin brews and super restores. I also had extreme potions, antipoison and dragon dagger (which proved invaluable). I dressed into "I don't mind to be killed" costume comprised of dragonhide, glory, snakeskin boots, elemental shield, ring of wealth, helm of Neitiznot, barrow gloves and Farming cape, took whip and summoned an Obsidian Golem to keep me company. And off we went, to Ardougne, teleported to the deep wilderness and proceeded east to the Chaos Elemental's hunting ground. It was there all right...

The fight was long and messy. I poisoned the cloud, switched to the whip, turned on piety and spent the rest of the time frantically gulping potions and trying to engage in a close combat. And Chaos Elemental would teleport me out every few seconds, while hitting hard with its magic lightning bolts (or whatever it was). Half an inventory later Saradomin (brews) prevailed and here I was hitting the final blow :-) I need to note also that my fellow Obsidian Golem companion proved it worth and was frequently hitting 9-13 on its own.



"Phew, that wasn't that hard", - I thought and decided to repeat. Fortunately, I didn't stay with my half inventory or pots, but went back to fully resupply myself. Soon I was glad I did that. This time, when we reached the place, Chaos Elemental wasn't at home, so I sat down to rest and wait. The yellow dot appeared on the horizon and magic bolts soon followed. Yet again I managed to poison the monster and we engaged into our little deadly dance. However, this time we weren't alone. A big white wolf joined in, but I ignored it. I guess it got offended and called for relatives (or ancestors?). Anyway revenant werewolf appeared and now I was getting hit hard from two different directions. Still I concentrated on the Chaos Elemental only, trying to finish it off before my supplies run out. Then, as you might have already guessed, revenant knight appeared and joined in. Quickly it became real ugly... I ran for my life around the Rogue Castle. Once on the other side, I restored my health, drank extreme super set and assessed the situation. I still had a few potions left, angry revenants were between me and escape rout and Chaos Elemental was poisoned and almost finished. I decided to stay, single out revenants and finish off the Chaos Elemental. I knew I wouldn't even have to move - revenats always chase. And, indeed, the werewolf soon appeared with the knight trailing after it. I was fortunate to 3 hit the werewolf (extreme potions FTW!) and ran toward the knight. Two saradomin brews later the knight crumbled (or evaporated?) - the path was clear, so I went for the Chaos Elemental. It was already dying (presumably from poison), so we danced just a little bit. It died and left weapon poison and five bat bones lying on the ground (so that's how it flew!).

And that was it.

Knights, Orcs, Werewolves, Rufus And Merch Gwyar

Yet another awesome story from Merch Gwyar. Every time I read about her adventures, I literally feel being there, so colorful and realistic the stories are.

Guide to Revenant Hunting

Very useful guide for all Revenant Hunters out there. It also talks about escaping from Revenants, if you prefer it this way.

Doing Treasure Trails without Fear

Very good article (or should I say guide?) about doing treasure trails (clues) in Runescape. If you haven't done much "treasure trailing" and would like some advice, definitely take a look. Note though, that the guide is not a list of shortcuts and cheat-codes, instead, it will help you to actually play this minigame the way it was designed to be played.

One thing I want to especially highlight there is Alex's approach to clues in the Wilderness and the whole revenants issue. It also very relevant to the recent discussion at TruthScape I participated in. The point Alex makes (and I fully support it) is that you should not fear revenants, instead, you should learn how to fight them. Players go into wilderness without food and armor, fearing revenants, and, when they meet them, naturally, the players die. Thus reinforcing their fears even more.
But in reality revenants are not that deadly and, if you learn how to stand your ground, they actually are quite fun to deal with. Give it a try! Wear dragonhide, some decent helmet and gloves, take dragon dagger and/or another good weapon, super pots, anti-poison, one click teleport (just in case), energy pots, good food (maybe also a familiar with some extra stuff) and go on a revenants hunting trip! I promise, after a few such trips the fear will go away and you'll be looking for level 3 clue scrolls in deep wilderness with eagerness and excitement.
You may still die there, but you won't be frustrated. And you won't be afraid.

Good luck!

Revenant Hunter

Amazing article called Diary of a Revenant Hunter from Alex. Imagine going into the Wilderness and actually looking for revenants! Or how about escorting defenseless clue seekers in and out of the Wilderness?!

Argh, inspired by Alex's diary, I am going there tonight. Wish me luck...

Honor Pkers

I'd like to point you to two articles from Zybez blog today. Both about being an "honor" pker. The first one talks about the old wilderness and the second about Bounty Hunter. Interestingly enough, the issue is exactly the same in both places. The world changes, but people remain the same.

As to which side I'd take... I think, I would go with revenants. At least they do not verbally abuse their victims :-)